Xeon Bronze 3408U vs Opteron 6386 SE

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Aggregate performance score

Opteron 6386 SE
2012
16 cores / 16 threads, 140 Watt
5.22
Xeon Bronze 3408U
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 125 Watt
6.28
+20.3%

Xeon Bronze 3408U outperforms Opteron 6386 SE by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Bronze 3408U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11961076
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.4729.04
Market segmentServerServer
Power efficiency3.534.75
Architecture codenameAbu Dhabi (2012)Sapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date5 November 2012 (12 years ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,408$425

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Xeon Bronze 3408U has 6079% better value for money than Opteron 6386 SE.

Detailed specifications

Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Bronze 3408U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz1.9 GHz
L1 cache768 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (per die)22.5 MB
Chip lithography32 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size315 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data79 °C
Number of transistors2,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Bronze 3408U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration41
SocketG34FCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)140 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Bronze 3408U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Bronze 3408U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Bronze 3408U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Bronze 3408U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4000
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Bronze 3408U.

PCIe version2.04.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Opteron 6386 SE 5.22
Xeon Bronze 3408U 6.28
+20.3%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Opteron 6386 SE 8291
Xeon Bronze 3408U 9969
+20.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.22 6.28
Recency 5 November 2012 10 January 2023
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 140 Watt 125 Watt

Opteron 6386 SE has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Xeon Bronze 3408U, on the other hand, has a 20.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, and 12% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Bronze 3408U is our recommended choice as it beats the Opteron 6386 SE in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 6386 SE and Xeon Bronze 3408U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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